Schultz chalks up walk-off winner

Tuesday

Mar 20, 2018 at 12:26 AM

Dwight defeats Fieldcrest

Bubba Schultz singled home the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Dwight completed a comeback to defeat Fieldcrest 4-3 in a nonconference baseball game at DTHS Monday afternoon. Schultz’s pop fly to center landed and Cade Enerson trotted home with the winning run. The base hit came with the bases loaded and two outs and gave the Trojans their first win under new head coach Paul Warner. Fieldcrest led 3-1 after plating a run in the top of the seventh inning only to lose it after DTHS scored twice in the home-half of the frame to force the extra inning. Logan Graham then shut down the Knights in order in the eighth. The Trojans’ eighth began with a fly out and groundout before Enerson singled. Michael Johnson reached when FHS third baseman Ryan Naas misplayed his grounder to keep the inning alive for DTHS. Enerson took third on the play, and then Bobby Ruder drew a walk to load the bases. Schultz then delivered the winner. Dwight got on the board in the second inning when Carson Crouch drew a walk, stole second and scored on an error later in the frame. The Knights took a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. Hayden Carls and Michael Morse each singled to lead off the inning. Matt Cook singled to load the bases with one out and Carls scored the tying run on a Naas groundout. An error on DTHS first baseman A Harsh allowed Morse to score the go-ahead tally. Naas singled and scored in the seventh inning. Dwight pulled even when Graham doubled home Schulz and Colton Holm, making it 3-3. Graham got the win in going eight innings. He struck out 12, walked two and allowed one earned run on four hits. Schultz led the offense with two hits and a run batted in. Graham had a double and two RBIs and Enerson singled. Naas had a hit and RBI while Carls, Morse and Cook each singled. Morse took the loss in relief, allowing three runs (two earned) on three walks and three hits. McKoy Allen started, allowing an unearned run on four walks and no hits. He fanned five in his three innings. Naas threw three shut out innings, striking out one and giving up a walk and base hit.

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